This chapter investigates the misconceptions surrounding open source sustainability and the need for better expectation management among maintainers and users. It critiques the reliance on philanthropy for funding, advocating instead for capitalism and public investment as more effective solutions. The discussion also touches on the evolving relationship between AI advancements and economic structures within open source projects.
Joseph Jacks (JJ) is back! We discuss the latest in COSS funding, his thesis for investing in commercial open source companies, the various rug pulls happening out there in open source licensing, and Zuck/Meta’s generosity releasing Llama 3.1 as “open source.”
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